Value Types

Lua variables can contain one type of value.

Data Type	Description	Example

Data Type	Description	Example
nil	A value with no data (null not 0). A variable without an assigned value is nil by default.	`local x local x = nil`
boolean	Either true or false.	`local x = true`
number	Any number, including fractional or negative numbers.	`local x = 103.9`
string	A string of text or characters. See Strings	`local x = "This is a string" local x = [[ This is a longer string]] -- multiline`
table	See Lua Tables.	`local x = {1,2,3,4}`
function	See Functions.	`function hello() trace('hello world') end`
userdata	See User data type

In the Translator, you can use type() to see the variable value:

local name = Tracy
type(name) -- will display string